1:1The first account indeed I made about all things, O Theophilus, which Jesus began to do and to teach, until the day on which, having given orders through the Holy Spirit to the Apostles whom he chose, he was taken up: to whom also he showed himself alive after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them through forty days, and speaking about the kingdom of God. 1:4And eating together with them, he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, "which you have heard" (he says) "through my mouth: because John indeed baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days after these."
1:6So those who had come together were asking him, saying: "Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" 1:7But he said to them: "It is not yours to know the times or moments which the Father has placed in his own power: but you will receive the power of the Holy Spirit coming upon you, and you will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and as far as the furthest part of the earth." 1:9And when he had said these things, while they were watching, he was lifted up: and a cloud took him up from their eyes. 1:10And while they were gazing into heaven at him going, look, two men stood beside them in white clothes, who also said: "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven?
1:11This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come thus in the way that you saw him going into heaven." 1:12Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount which is called Olivet, which is beside Jerusalem, having a sabbath's journey. 1:13And when they had gone into the upper room, they went up to where were staying Peter, and John, James, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas of James. 1:14These all were persevering with one mind in prayer with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers. 1:15In those days, Peter, rising up in the midst of the brothers, said (and the crowd of people together was about a hundred and twenty): "Men, brothers, it is necessary for the Scripture to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David about Judas, who was the guide of those who seized Jesus: who had been numbered among us, and obtained by lot the lot of this ministry.
1:18And this man indeed got possession of a field out of the wages of wickedness, and having been hanged he burst in the middle: and all his bowels were poured out. 1:19And it was made known to all those living in Jerusalem, so that that field was called, in their tongue, Haceldama, that is, the field of blood. 1:20For it is written in the book of Psalms: 'Let their dwelling be made deserted, and let there not be anyone to dwell in it: and his office of overseer let another receive.' 1:21It is necessary therefore, out of these men who have been gathered with us in all the time in which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us, beginning from the baptism of John until the day on which he was taken up from us, that one of these become a witness of his resurrection with us."
1:23And they set up two, Joseph, who was called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. 1:24And praying they said: "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one out of these two you have chosen, to take the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas turned aside, so that he might go away to his own place." 1:26And they gave lots for them, and the lot fell upon Matthias: and he was counted in with the eleven Apostles.